Evaluation of the Effect of Moisture Conditioning on Blackbase Mixtures

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• Creators:
  Anagnos, James N ; Roberts, Freddy L. ; Kennedy, Thomas W.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Department of Highways and Public Transportation. Transportation Planning Division ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Asphalt mixtures
  • Tension tests
  • Dynamic modulus of elasticity
  • Moisture content
  • Tensile strength
  • Air voids
  • indirect tensile test
  • modulus of elasticity moisture
  • moisture damage
  • moisture conditioning
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-82/03+183-13
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Interim Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Abstract:
  This report describes a preliminary study which was undertaken to evaluate the effects of moisture on the engineering properties of asphalt mixtures. The static indirect tensile test was used to measure the tensile strength and modulus of elasticity of dry and moisture conditioned specimens of asphalt mixtures using the procedures recommended in NCHRP Report No. 192 and the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation standard mix design procedures. Two aggregates, a rounded gravel and a crushed caliche, each with various soil binder contents, were mixed using a range of asphalt contents to produce test specimens. The engineering properties were determined and comparisons made between values for the dry and moisture conditioned specimens. Results of these comparisons indicated that the severity of the damage caused by the conditioning increased as the air void content increased and as the amount of water absorbed increased. Also, more damage was observed for the caliche mixtures than for the gravel mixtures and, generally. for both aggregate mixtures at lower asphalt contents.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  3-9-72-183
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77952/dot_77952_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.04 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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